November 11th, 2006
Thanks to the good folks over at Optimum, Fresh Visual is giving you the chance to win a copy of the new double disc special edition of Akira Kurosawa’s legendary Ran. Alongside the film itself is a nice kitty of extras including a 71 minute documentary which follows the creation of the movie, from Kurosawa’s mind’s eye to it’s final release over 10 years later. Please read on for full terms and conditions and details on how to enter.
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Posted by David in General, DVD, Competition
October 19th, 2006
First update in a while - but don’t worry, I’m back on the ball again now so you’ll also see the September and October trailer round-ups soon. Anyway, in the nature of relevance, a massive new further extended DVD of King Kong has been scheduled for a November 16th release. This considerably expanded edition will feature an extra 13 minutes of film time, over 40 minutes of deleted scenes and an unruly horde of other extras such as still galleries, featurettes, production diaries - the works. The projected RRP for the North American incarnation is $34.98 whilst the UK version will retail for a slightly steeper £24.99 (although Amazon
are currently offering it for a more reasonable £17.99). “Taxi! Follow that ape!”
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Posted by David in General, News, DVD
October 3rd, 2006
Optimum will be in classic horror fans’ good books in a few weeks, when they release their incredibly comprehensive “Ultimate Hammer Boxset” which will feature 21 films conceived by the infamous Hammer Production company between 1965 and 1976. The already attractive set will also contain a vast selection of extras including commentaries, documentaries, interviews and galleries. Scheduled for an October 23rd release date, the collection will retail for £149.99 - that’s works out as about £7 a film, if you were wondering. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by David in General, News, DVD
September 14th, 2006
Tartan Video have revealed an upcoming 3 disc edition of Oldboy scheduled for a November 14th release. The set will feature all of the usual different incarnations of the movie, 3 commentaries from the director and cast etc, 10 deleted scenes, 6 featurettes which cover the story of Oldboy from it’s cinematic inception right through production and up until release, a video diary covering each day of the film’s production entitled “The Autobiography Of Oldboy”, a 35mm film frame card and finally the original Oldboy manga - all of this will be encased in your own very own metal case (joy!). And if that’s not enough for you, well, then you’re way too demanding. The expected price of the set is $39.99.
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Posted by David in General, News, DVD
August 31st, 2006
Tartan Video have today released some more information regarding their upcoming horde of DVD boxsets, including the highly anticipated Vengeance trilogy set, currently scheduled for an October 23 release, which will feature Park Chan-Wook’s “Sympathy for Mr Vengeance”, “Oldboy”, “Lady Vengeance” and a host of extra material. Amongst the others were the “Belleville Rendez-vous : Special Editon”, “Jim Jarmusch Collection Vol. 1″ and all of the previously announced documentary sets, which have now been rescheduled for release in early 2007 rather than the end of this year.
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Posted by David in General, News, DVD
August 11th, 2006
Paramount have revealed that Mission Impossible III will be the first ever movie to get a full release on all 3 disc formats: DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Scheduled for a US release on October 30, the different versions will offer some unique extras, with the HD-DVD version apparently getting an “enhanced commentary”. As for us here in the UK, there’s been no word on what is going to happen with our November 13 release, whether we’re treated to the new formats or have to make do with the old, it remains to be seen.
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Posted by David in General, News, DVD
July 4th, 2006
Here’s another little snippet of DVD news for you. Creator of the Askewniverse Kevin Smith told Detroit’s Free FM radio station that Clerks II was already set for a December 5th DVD release. According to /FILM Smith disclosed almost no other details, but they expect that there will be the usual making of and behind the scenes extra footage alongside commentaries etc (nothing particularly special then). “Clerks II” opens in theatres on July 21.
Posted by David in General, News, DVD
July 3rd, 2006
Sony Pictures’ Home Entertainment faction has announced that the DVD, UMD and Blu-Ray releases of Silent Hill will be hitting stores this August. Amongst the special features already revealed is a production diary (surprised?) which will offer you an inisght into the creation of the film. Both DVD and UMD prices will be pretty much standard but the Blu-Ray edition has been expectedly marked at $38.95, which will no doubt increase with the European release.
Posted by David in General, News, DVD
June 27th, 2006
As a big fan of Hong Kong action movies myself, it was with excited fervour that I opened this 2 disc special edition of John Woo’s classic “A Better Tomorrow”. Faced with the prospect of a disturbingly stimulating set of extra features, it was a struggle not to abundantly salivate as my excited paws ushered the first disc into the tray. First hurdle down and it was time to sit back and admire the wizardry of a legend in his prime. “A Better Tomorrow” was the film that forged the infamous Chow Yun-Fat/John Woo partnership - a unity that would dominate Asian action cinema for the ensuing decade. The duo essentially made careers for each other, both had a history of hideously mediocre proportions (Woo was stuck directing comedies and Yun-Fat in the world of television) and ABT was the film that effectively brought them both out of their creative slumps and steered them towards greatness.
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Posted by David in General, Reviews, DVD
June 22nd, 2006
The creative talent behind “Peace Hotel” is almost overwhelming; a capable up and coming director/writer (Ka Fai-Wai) coupled with two of the biggest names in the Cantonese industry (Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo), one of whom is arguably amongst action cinema’s most respected icons and you seem to have compiled a definite recipe for success. However, some expectations are there to be trodden on and it seems that, from the outset, “Peace Hotel” is a slight departure from Woo and Yun-Fat’s previous work and therefore not in their immediate area of expertise. There’s still a fair bit of martial arts, but the twisted romance that we witness blossoming, is what the film really focuses on.
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Posted by David in General, Reviews, DVD
